League

Algarve XXI
Spectators: 9189 (Terracing: 6893, Seating: 2113, VIP seats: 183) In the 3rd minute, Gonzalo Lixandro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rosendo Oinatz was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The supporters of Vitória StrikerS™ booed when Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Witold Piszczor didn't get a good kick on the ball. Qiu Chuan Ran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rogério Vidal in the 8th minute of play. Qiu Chuan Ran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rogério Vidal in the 12th minute of the match. Qiu Chuan Ran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erlingur Haaland in the 16th minute of play. Rosendo Oinatz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzalo Lixandro, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 23rd match minute, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gonzalo Lixandro to maneuver through the defense. Qiu Chuan Ran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rogério Vidal in the 24th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rogério Vidal in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Qiu Chuan Ran saved Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. from getting behind. Qiu Chuan Ran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rogério Vidal in the 27th minute of the match. Qiu Chuan Ran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aldaír Perdigão in the 29th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erlingur Haaland in the 30th minute of play forced Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalkeeper Qiu Chuan Ran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Rogério Vidal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Qiu Chuan Ran was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. In the 44th minute, Gonzalo Lixandro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 48 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goal looked a bit too open when Erlingur Haaland came free, but Qiu Chuan Ran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

52 minutes into the match, Vitória StrikerS™'s goal looked a bit too open when Bernard Perathoner came free, but Rosendo Oinatz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rogério Vidal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Vitória StrikerS™ getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Fábio Silva hit a great ball. In the 55th minute, Raimundo Ventura left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 60th match minute, Vitória StrikerS™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fábio Gouveia to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute Raimundo Ventura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rosendo Oinatz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Qiu Chuan Ran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erlingur Haaland, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goal looked a bit too open when Rogério Vidal came free, but Qiu Chuan Ran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vitória StrikerS™ made a substitution. João Boaventura replaced Fábio Gouveia. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Claudemiro Madureira was substituted for Israel Carvalhal. Rosendo Oinatz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimundo Ventura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Avery Novak could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Qiu Chuan Ran made a huge save. In the 81st minute Gonzalo Lixandro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rosendo Oinatz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Vitória StrikerS™'s goal looked a bit too open when Gonzalo Lixandro came free, but Rosendo Oinatz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rosendo Oinatz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gonzalo Lixandro in the 82nd minute of the match. Rogério Vidal's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 83rdth minute, Qiu Chuan Ran skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Qiu Chuan Ran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rogério Vidal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rogério Vidal in the 92nd minute of play forced Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalkeeper Qiu Chuan Ran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rosendo Oinatz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gonzalo Lixandro's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. had won after a very even match.